Does anybody else remember this demostration of a Volvo featuring a similar characteristic and utterly failing? [this video] These technologies need to gain the trust of the drivers before they can become mainstream.
Especially because a Volvo plowed into a pedestrian almost a year ago: [link] IIRC it was discovered this happened because the owner hadn't purchased the "Pedestrian Avoidance Package". And shortly before that, a Volvo plowed into a parked truck (in a demo): [this video] This was "was the result of an earlier flat battery that temporarily disabled the system due to low voltage" [0] The pattern here is not only due to the collision systems themselves, but to the system around the collision avoidance system. [0] [link]
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